Easter Sunday 2008 Podcast

March 23, 2008
Click player below to listen: Hymns and the Easter Sunday Sermon

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Good Friday Service

The Good Friday Service

will be held at St. Andrew's

on Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7:00 PM.

Look Back: Good Friday Service 2007

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Maundy Thursday Service

Tonight the Maundy Thursday Service will begin at 7:00 pm.

Maundy Thursday is the Thursday of Holy Week (the Thursday before Easter). It was the day on which Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples, sharing a meal with them which we call the Last Supper.In those days it was usual for a servant to wash the guests feet on arrival. On this occasion there was no servant present and none of the disciples volunteered to do the menial task. Instead, Jesus got up and washed his disciples feet, giving them an object lesson in humility and service.The word "Maundy" comes from the Latin for 'command' (mandatum). It refers to the command given by Jesus at the Last Supper, that his disciples should love one another.

Maundy Thurdsday 2007





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Seder Meal 2008

The Seder Meal will be held this coming Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 6:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Please contact the church office if you would like to attend. Here is a little about the Seder Meal.

ELEMENTS OF THE MEAL

Lamb The word 'pesach' (pasch, passover) applies to the Lamb of sacrifice as well as to the deliverance from Egypt and to the feast itself.

Unleavened bread (Matzoh) called "bread of affliction" because it recalls the unleavened bread prepared for the hasty flight by night from Egypt. Three large matzohs are broken and consumed during the ceremony.

Bitter herbs (Moror) is a reminder of the bitterness of slavery and suffering in Egypt.

Green herbs to be dipped in salt water. Salt water represents tears of sorrow shed during the captivity of the Lord's people.

Haroseth (or 'haroses') represents the mortar used by Jews in building palaces and pyramids of Egypt during their slavery. (It is a mixture of chopped apples, nuts, cinnamon and wine.)

Wine is dipped from a common bowl. The 'Four Cups,' Thanksgiving, Hagadah ('telling'), Blessing, and Melchisedek ('righteousness'), are "four different words for redemption, spoken by God to Moses."

Check out pictures from last years Seder meal.



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Holy Week Study

Pastor Spike has suggested that during this holy week, the bible book to study is Matthew . In addition, we should listen to the words of this song by Jars of Clay called Worlds Apart. You can watch Jars of Clay perform it live in the video below.

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